Battle of Bornholm (1676)

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Date	May 25-26, 1676
Location	Bornholm island
Result	Dutch and Danish victory

Belligerents

Dutch Republic

Denmark

Swedish Empire

Commanders

Philip van Almonde
Niels Juel

Lorentz Creutz

Strength

26 warships

52 warships

Casualties and losses

unknown, small

v • d • e Scanian War

Bornholm – Öland – Køge Bay – Halmstad – Lund – Malmö – Landskrona – Marstrand – Conquest of Jemtland – Conquest of Bohuslän – Uddevalla

The Battle of Bornholm (1676) was a battle in the Scanian War between the fleet of Charles XI of Sweden, and a combined Dutch and Danish squadron. The Dutch and Danish forces attacked the Swedish fleet and after a two day fight manage to force the superior Swedish force to retreat.

The Dutch admiral Cornelis Tromp, with a squadron of 16 warships pursued the Swedish navy. The Swedish withdrew and tried to make it back to various Swedish ports but Tromp found the Swedish fleet near Öland June 1st, and the Battle of Öland, which the Swedes lost, started. After the battle 14.000 Dutch-Danish soldiers disembarked and the Swedish Empire lost Helsingborg, Landskrona, and other fortresses by June 29.